Blueprint

Founded at NYU Schack Institute Of Real Estate

The editorial team reviews submissions on a rolling basis and those selected will be published online and appear in our digital magazine. We are looking for forward-thinking original articles on all aspects of real estate, innovation, and sustainability. Topics should be timely, and the articles should be written in a lively manner. 

Topics

We welcome articles on a variety of topics within real estate, innovation, and sustainability. Below are some examples of topics you should consider writing about for the spring semester: 

  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Real Estate
  • Infrastructure, Urban Systems, Smart Cities
  • Trends in Transportation & Micro-mobility
  • Circular Economy in CRE
  • Last-Mile Delivery & Logistics
  • Building Products & Materials
  • Sustainable Design Concepts
  • Disruption in Architecture, Engineering, & Construction
  • Modularization & Prefabrication
  • ESG in CRE
  • Trends in Venture & Funding

Articles that do not conform to the magazine’s style will be returned to the author for rewriting or may be rejected. The editors reserve the right to edit all articles for clarity and consistency.

Structure

  • Limit submissions to 2,500 words, no minimum word count
  • At the top of the article, include all authors’ names and companies as they should be published
  • Main point of the article should be known within the first paragraph and recapped within the conclusion
  • Large, dense blocks of text are not advised.
    • Instead, use sub-headers to help make sections stand out
  • Do not include footnotes
    • References should be written into the body of the next or numbered and included in a short endnote section.
  • Using shorter sentences (fewer than 26 words) aids in readability
  •  Put important information in the first sentence of a paragraph

Style

  • Writing style should appeal to a wide audience in a variety of sectors within the CRE industry
  • Define acronyms and abbreviations on the first usage
  • Capitalization should be restricted to formal titles and names
  • Exhibits (graphs/charts/etc.) should be numbered and titled
    • Each should be referenced/explained within the article
  • Do not include any banners, designs, etc
  • For percentages use % (ie 10%)
    • All dollar figures and percentages are expressed as numbers (ie hotel delinquencies fell by 6%)
  • Spell out numbers zero through nine

Format

  • Articles must be in Microsoft Word format

Bias

  • Articles that solely promote the author’s business, product, or service without critical analysis will be rejected